I have tried this with shortening and with butter. (omitted the walnuts both times). I preferred the butter option and so did my family. Perhaps butter-flavored Crisco would be good, but I used regular Crisco, and I really missed the taste of butter in it. Also, the Crisco gave the top a bit of a crisp to it, which I didn't care for as much. Absolutely LOVED the recipe when substituting butter, though!!!!

Reviewed On: Jun. 18, 2009

These are awesome. Perfect when made small for a little bite of chocolate. Yum!

Reviewed On: Jun. 18, 2009